ARCH is conducting a survey as part of our Strategic Planning process. Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey by September 15, 2017.

1. ARCH gives legal information and advice to persons with disabilities in Ontario in specific areas of the law. Do you agree that the following issues are important and relevant for persons with disabilities in Ontario?

a. Abuse of persons with disabilities by their service providersb. Accessibility laws, such as the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and regulationsc. Accessible transportationd. Access to justicee. Attendant care servicesf. Criminal injuries compensation board mattersg. Developmental services and programsh. Discrimination and barriers to accessing public and private servicesi. Human rights in non-unionized employment j. Legal capacity – this includes the right to make your own decisions, when others can make decisions for you, regaining control of your finances from the PGT, and other issuesk. Primary, secondary and post-secondary educationl. Some aspects of privacy lawsm. Service animals

Strongly Agree

Agree

Undecided / Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Don't Know

Please provide other legal issues you feel are important:

Your answer

Do you have any other comments on the areas of law listed above?

Your answer

2. ARCH provides information to our communities through our website, Facebook, Twitter, the ARCH Alert, public legal education, events, pamphlets and the occasional email. In your opinion, how well are we doing with providing information about:

a. ourselves and who we are

Very Good

Good

Undecided / Neutral

Poor

Very Poor

Don't Know

b. the legal services we provide

Very Good

Good

Undecided / Neutral

Poor

Very Poor

Don't Know

c. our test cases

Very Good

Good

Undecided / Neutral

Poor

Very Poor

Don't Know

d. our advocacy on law reform and policy work

Very Good

Good

Undecided / Neutral

Poor

Very Poor

Don't Know

e. our work on community development

Very Good

Good

Undecided / Neutral

Poor

Very Poor

Don't Know

f. our educational events

Very Good

Good

Undecided / Neutral

Poor

Very Poor

Don't Know

g. our community events

Very Good

Good

Undecided / Neutral

Poor

Very Poor

Don't Know

h. what’s happening in the area of disability law

Very Good

Good

Undecided / Neutral

Poor

Very Poor

Don't Know

i. what’s happening within the disability community

Very Good

Good

Undecided / Neutral

Poor

Very Poor

Don't Know

Additional Comments:

Your answer

3. In your view, how important is it for ARCH to be involved with work on international disability rights advocacy, including work on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities?

Very Important

Important

Undecided / Neutral

Moderately Important

Not Important

Don't Know

Additional Comments:

Your answer

4. ARCH interacts with communities of persons with disabilities, with those who represent persons with disabilities and with those who make law and policy in relation to people with disabilities. Please let us know whether you believe that ARCH does a good job of interacting with the following:

a. persons with disabilities and members of the public

Strongly Agree

Agree

Undecided / Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Don't Know

b. members of ARCH

Strongly Agree

Agree

Undecided / Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Don't Know

c. disability organizations

Strongly Agree

Agree

Undecided / Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Don't Know

d. the legal community

Strongly Agree

Agree

Undecided / Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Don't Know

e. community partners who are organizations that represent the interests of people with disabilities and endorse the goals and objectives of ARCH

Strongly Agree

Agree

Undecided / Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Don't Know

f. government officials and departments responsible for disability issues

Strongly Agree

Agree

Undecided / Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Don't Know

Additional Comments:

Your answer

5. Would you tell a friend or client with a disability to contact ARCH if they needed legal help? If not, please explain why.

Your answer

6. In order for ARCH to know which area of the Province we have reached with this survey, please provide the first three (3) digits of your postal code.

Your answer

7. Please check all that apply. Are you a:

Person with a disability

A family member of a person with a disability

A member of ARCH Disability Law Centre

A person who works for one of ARCH’s Community Partners

A person who works for a disability organization

A person who works on disability issues in another type of organization